Pitching seven innings, Pete Vuckovich gained credit for his first major league victory when the White Sox defeated the Twins, 4-1. Ralph Garr collected three singles, driving in one run and scoring twice, to lead the White Sox at bat. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 4, Minnesota Twins 1
Game Played on Wednesday, May       19, 1976 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
Twins        0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  8  2
White Sox    2  0  1    0  0  0    1  0  x  -   4  9  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bostock cf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .326      Kelly dh              4   2   2   0     0   0   .207
Hisle lf              1   0   0   0     2   0   .229      Garr cf               4   2   3   1     0   0   .287
Carew 1b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .305      Coggins rf            4   0   2   1     0   0   .250
Braun dh              3   0   1   0     0   0   .212      Orta lf               3   0   0   1     0   1   .248
  Kusick ph,dh        1   0   0   0     0   1   .275      Spencer 1b            1   0   0   0     3   0   .268
Wynegar c             3   0   2   0     1   0   .315      Downing c             3   0   0   0     1   0   .254
Ford rf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .264      Dent ss               4   0   2   0     0   1   .327
Randall 2b            3   0   2   0     1   0   .261      Brohamer 2b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .203
McKay 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .231      Stein 3b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .152
Gomez ss              3   0   1   1     0   0   .300      Vuckovich p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Roof ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .240        Hamilton p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Blyleven p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   1   8   1     5   4             Totals               30   4   9   3     5   4

Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance:  7,136
Left on Base: Twins 8, White Sox 8
DP: Twins 1, White Sox 3
Errors: Wynegar 2
Triples: Kelly (1)
Stolen Bases: Garr (3), Coggins 2 (3), Kelly (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Hisle (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Orta (2)
GIDP: McKay (5), Gomez (2), Brohamer (3)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven L(3-3)         6.2   8   4   3   4   3   0  30   3.30
Burgmeier               1.1   1   0   0   1   1   0   6   1.06
Totals                  8     9   4   3   5   4   0  36

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Vuckovich W(1-1)        7     6   1   1   4   1   0  27   4.91
Hamilton SV(2)          2     2   0   0   1   3   0   9   5.63
Totals                  9     8   1   1   5   4   0  36

Passed Balls: Wynegar (3)

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Dale Ford


TWINS 1ST: Bostock singled to center; Hisle out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Bostock to second]; Carew walked; Braun
hit into a double play (center to second) [Bostock out at
third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly tripled to center; Garr singled to
shortstop [Kelly scored]; Coggins grounded out (second to first)
[Garr to second]; Orta flied to left in foul territory; Spencer
was walked intentionally; Wynegar allowed a passed ball [Garr
scored (error by Wynegar) (unearned), Spencer to second];
Downing grounded out (pitcher to second to first); 2 R (1 ER), 2
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, White Sox 2.

TWINS 2ND: Wynegar walked; Ford forced Wynegar (shortstop to
second); Randall singled to first [Ford to second]; McKay forced
Randall (shortstop to second) [Ford to third]; Gomez singled to
left [Ford scored, McKay to second]; Bostock made an out to
second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Dent was called out on strikes; Brohamer grounded
out (pitcher to first); Stein struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 1, White Sox 2.

TWINS 3RD: Hisle walked; Carew forced Hisle (second to
shortstop); Braun was credited with a single when a runner was
hit by the batted ball [Carew out at second (second
unassisted)]; Wynegar grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Kelly flied out to left; Garr singled to left;
Garr stole second; Coggins singled to right [Garr to third,
Coggins to second (on throw to home)]; Orta lined out on a
sacrifice fly to right [Garr scored, Coggins to third]; Spencer
was walked intentionally; Downing grounded out (pitcher to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1, White Sox 3.

TWINS 4TH: Ford grounded out (third to first); Randall walked;
McKay grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Randall out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, White
Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Dent made an out to second; Brohamer walked;
Stein flied out to right; Kelly flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, White Sox 3.

TWINS 5TH: Gomez grounded out (pitcher to first); Bostock
grounded out (third to first); Hisle grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Garr singled to left; Coggins forced Garr (second
to shortstop); Orta struck out; Coggins stole second; Spencer
was walked intentionally; Spencer was picked off first (catcher
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, White Sox 3.

TWINS 6TH: Carew grounded out (first unassisted); Braun flied
out to center; Wynegar singled to right; Ford grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, White Sox
3.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Downing grounded out (pitcher to first); Dent
singled to left; Brohamer grounded into a double play (shortstop
to first) [Dent out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1,
White Sox 3.

TWINS 7TH: Randall singled to left; McKay struck out; Gomez
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Randall out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, White
Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Stein grounded out (third to first); Kelly
singled to left; Garr flied out to left; Kelly stole second;
Coggins singled to center [Kelly scored]; BURGMEIER REPLACED
BLYLEVEN (PITCHING); Coggins stole second [Coggins to third
(error by Wynegar)]; Orta flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 1, White Sox 4.

TWINS 8TH: HAMILTON REPLACED VUCKOVICH (PITCHING); Bostock lined
to first; Hisle walked; Carew was called out on strikes; KUSICK
BATTED FOR BRAUN; Kusick struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 1, White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 8TH: KUSICK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Spencer flied
out to right; Downing walked; Dent singled to left [Downing to
second]; Brohamer flied out to right; Stein struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1, White Sox 4.

TWINS 9TH: Wynegar singled to center; Ford singled to right
[Wynegar to second]; Randall flied out to right; McKay forced
Ford (third to second) [Wynegar to third]; ROOF BATTED FOR
GOMEZ; Roof struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1, White
Sox 4.